#211 Chile 09/11/07

Enrique sent me this beautiful cover from Chile, thank you! It was posted in Valparaíso on November 7, 2009.

The six stamps on the left are of the set “Typical Chilean Characters”, which was issued on February 25, 2008. The right stamp was issued on November 5, 2003, and commemorates the 180th anniversary of the supreme court.

#210 France 09/10/24

This nice French FDC was sent to me by David, thank you!

The stamp was issued on October 24, 2009. It commemorates the  French artist Jean-Jacques Waltz alias Hansi (1873-1951).

#209 Cyprus 09/06/23

This nice cover from Cyprus was sent to me by Nasia from Nicosia on June 23, 2009, thank you!

The attached stamp set was issued on June 1, 2009. It commemorates the XIII Games of the Small States of Europe, which took place in Cyprus from June 1 to 6. The stamp set has the number 01891. The fourth stamp is the “refugge fund stamp”, about which I already wrote in this article.

#208 Japan 09/10/24

Akihiro sent me this cover from Tokyo. It was posted on October 24, 2009.

#207 Maldives 09/10/21

Clarence sent me this beautiful letter from the Maldives, thank you! It was posted on October 21, 2009.

The left stamp was issued on April 8, 2002, and depicts the Swinhoe’s Snipe (Gallinago megala). The next stamp commemorates the sunburst butterflyfish (Chaetodon kleinii); it was issued on October 9, 2007.

The middle stamps depicts an self-portrait of Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641); the stamp commemorates the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg. Finally the right stamp depicts the spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari).

#206 Poland 09/10/28

On October 28, 2009, this Polish cover was sent to me from Elbląg.

The drawing on the left commemorates the city of Elbląg with its coat of arms at the bottom.

The mini-sheet was issued on June 12, 2007. It commemorates the World Stamp Exhibition St. Petersburg 2007, which was held from June 19 to 25. The mini-sheet has the number 0107004.

Thank you, Witold, for this beautiful cover!

#205 Norway 09/07/22

This nice cover from Norway was sent to me by Egil, thank you! It was posted in Lillehammer on July 22, 2009.

The three stamps were issued on September 21, 2007. They depict the European Lobster (Homarus gammarus), the Edible Brown Crab (Cancer pagarus), and a Squat Lobster.

The cover also shows the coat of arms of Oppland county.

#204 Singapore 09/06/30

Florence sent me this nice cover from Singapore, thank you! It was posted on June 30, 2009.

The two left stamps commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. I already wrote about this issue in this post. The middle stamp depicts the Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) and was issued on June 6, 2007. The right stamp was issued in 2008 and depicts the dragon fruit.

#203 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 09/10/06

Thank you very much, Jean Pierre, for sending me this beautiful cover from Saint Pierre and Miquelon! It was posted in Saint-Pierre on October 6, 2009.

The three left stamps are definitives of 1, 5, and 10 cent, which were issued on October 29, 2008.

The next two stamps are entitled “The Net Mender” and were issued on May 29, 2002. The right stamp commemorates the Arctic Hare; it was issued on September 11, 2002.

#202 Brazil 09/07/10

This nice airmail cover from Brazil was sent by João, thank you!

It was posted in Jundiaí on July 10, 2009. The left stamp depicts a postman and was issued in 2009. The other three stamps were issued on December 19, 2005, and in 2007 and commemorate the professions taylor, carpenter, and barber.